BY-LAW 2008-
A by-law to amend
By-law No. 2002-276
being a by-law to
impose fees or charges for services or
activities provided or done by the Town of
WHEREAS paragraph 391(a) of the Municipal Act,
2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 authorizes municipalities to pass by-laws imposing fees
or charges on any class of persons for services or activities provided or done
by or on behalf of it;
1. That Schedule
"A" of By-law No.
2002-276, being a by-law to impose fees or
charges for services or activities provided or done by the Town of Markham, be
amended as follows:
Community Services - Water
|
Description |
Current Rate |
Effective |
Fee Basis |
|
Turn Water
ON/OFF at the Property Line - Regular Hours |
New |
$ 121.00 |
Per
request unless ON/OFF occur within normal field staff working hours ( |
|
Turn |
$ 50.00 |
$ 182.00 |
Water
turn-on/off performed outside normal field staff working hours ( |
|
Fire
Hydrant and Meter Use -
Refundable Deposit -
Hydrant Meter installation or removal |
$ 100.00 $ 5,000.00 |
$ 200.00 + cost of water @ current rate $ 5,000.00 |
Monthly
rental fee for use of fire hydrant (minimum one month fee will be charged) |
|
Deposit
against damage to hydrant, meter or backflow prevention device. Refundable minus cost of meter rental,
testing/ maintenance fee, installation/removal fee and actual water
used. Any damages will be billed at
cost-plus. |
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|
New |
$ 69.00 |
Field
staff time to install or remove meter & backflow prevention device. When moving a meter from one site to
another for the same customer, both removal & installation fees apply. |
|
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Bulk Water
Sales at Dispensing Station |
$ 1.10 |
$ 1.77 |
Water sold
at current approved rates through self-serve pre-paid metered system - per
cubic meter. |
|
New
Development Meter Costs: Subdivision
Agreement 5/8” x
3/4” w/ e-coder Infill
Homes 5/8” x
3/4” 3/4” 1” 2” 3” 4” 6” 4”
Protectus 6”
Protectus 8”
Protectus 10”
Protectus |
$ 197.00 $ 197.00 $ 282.19 $ 347.13 $ 2,060.02 $ 2,500.47 $ 4,012.60 $ 7,155.81 $ 7,784.60 $ 9,275.26 $ 12,727.42 $ 16,993.02 |
$ 227.00 $ 241.00 $ 308.00 $ 355.00 $ 2,124.18 $ 2,500.47 $ 4,012.60 $ 7,155.81 $ 7,784.60 $ 9,275.26 $ 12,727.42 $ 16,993.02 |
Cost to
supply & install a residential water meter in New subdivisions prior to
occupancy. GST is extra. Cost to
supply & install a residential water meter in New infill homes prior to
occupancy. GST is extra. Cost to
supply a compound water meter (includes two measuring systems, for low flows
and high flows) and two e-coder heads.
Meter must be installed by a licensed plumber at developer's or
owner's cost before the building is occupied.
PST applies to part of the fee; GST applies to the entire fee. |
|
Meter
Removal Cost Residential
Water Meter 5/8”; 5/8” x
3/4” 3/4” 1” 1 1/2” 2” 3” and larger |
New New New New New New |
$
80.00 $ 80.00 $ 137.00 $ 320.00 $ 320.00 Cost-plus† |
Removal of
meters due to demolition or reconstruction of the building. GST applies for residential meters; PST
& GST apply for |
|
Meter
Replacement Costs Residential
Water Meter 5/8” 5/8” x 3/4” 3/4” 1” 1 1/2” and larger |
New New New New New |
$ 210.00 $ 210.00 $ 278.00 $ 374.00 Cost-plus† |
Replacement
of frozen or damaged meter through customer/ owner’s misuse or negligence. GST
applies for residential meters; PST & GST apply for |
|
Water
Meter Testing 5/8”; 5/8”
x 3/4” Volumetric Test Only 5/8”; 5/8”
x 3/4” Volumetric & Odometer Tests 3/4”
Volumetric Test Only 3/4”
Volumetric and Odometer Tests 1”
Volumetric Test Only 1”
Volumetric and Odometer Tests |
New New New New New New New |
$ 279.00 $ 344.00 $ 352.00 $ 417.00 $ 455.00 $ 530.00 Cost-plus† |
Cost to
remove water meter, replace with a New meter and testing of removed meter.
Fee applies if the tested meter passes all tests. GST applies for residential
meters, PST & GST apply to |
|
Sampling
Sanitary Sewage Effluent |
New |
Cost-plus† |
Fee to
take a wastewater sample and have it tested for compliance with |
|
Camera
Inspection of Private Sanitary Sewer Service Connection |
New |
Cost-plus† |
Camera
inspection of sanitary sewer service using a CCTV mini-camera. Fee applies if the inspection is performed
due to customer request or due to a sewer backup where the cause of the
backup is found to be on the Private side of the service. |
|
Construction
Water Cost: Building
Apartment
Unit Construction Water Commercial
|
$ 30.00 $ 15.00 $ 10.00 |
$ 49.00 $ 25.00 $ 17.00 |
Per lot or
townhouse Per
apartment or condo unit Per 1,000
ft2 (based on lot total area) |
|
Flat Rate
Water Charge (per month) |
$ 107.50 |
$ 107.50 |
All water
service connections to the Town's system are required to be metered. Owners who refuse to have a meter installed
will be charged a flat-rate volume estimated as twice the average residential
consumption of 1m3/day/account. |
|
Meter in
Chamber read where remote not installed |
New |
$ 340.00 |
Large
water meters installed in underground chambers should have a remote readout
device on the surface. Customers who
do not have a remote readout device will be charged for staff time to enter
confined space (the chamber) while complying with provincial safety
regulations, and obtain a reading. |
|
Inside
Meter Read by
PowerStream Read by
Operator |
New New |
Cost-plus† $ 121.00 |
The Town's
meter readers use a remote readout device to obtain readings quickly and
without disturbing the customers.
Customers who refuse to have a remote readout device installed will be
charged a fee for each reading in order to recover the additional time &
effort required to obtain a meter reading. |
|
Inspection
and Clearing Blockage in the Sanitary Sewer Service Connection Private Side -Residential - |
New New |
Cost-plus† Cost-plus† |
CCTV
inspection of sanitary sewer lateral and removal of any blockages found. The fee applies only for blockages on
Private side, or blockages on Town side caused by owner's negligence or abuse
(i.e. dumping grease or acid in the sewer) |
|
Hydrant
Flow Test |
$ 50.00 |
$ 179.00 + cost of water @ current rate |
Support
services to flow testing (i.e. hydrant) |
|
Sewer
main-line blockage removal |
New |
Cost-plus† |
CCTV
inspection of sanitary sewer main line and removal of any blockages
found. The fee applies for blockages
caused by owner's negligence or abuse (i.e. dumping grease, gravel or acids
in the sewer). Owner is the developer
in New areas, or the company or person responsible in Town-assumed areas |
|
Missed
appointment or service refusal |
New |
Cost-plus† |
The fee
will be charged to customers who make an appointment for services provided by
Town staff and miss the appointment without notifying the Town in advance,
and to customers who refuse to allow Town staff or contractor access to the
water meter in accordance to the Town's Water Use By-Law. |
|
Records
Search |
New |
$ 50.00 |
|
|
Subdivision
& Site Plan Admin Fee - Residential Subdivision - - Site Plan |
New New New |
$ 198.10 $ 13.20 $ 2,220.00 |
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Water
Quality Sampling -
New watermain commissioning in New Development areas |
$ 50.60 |
$ 123.00 |
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Unassumed
Subdivision Emergency Repair or Response |
Cost-plus† |
Cost-plus† |
Recovery
of costs associated with responding to emergency calls in unassumed
subdivisions (broken water pipe, blocked sewer main or lateral, etc.). |
|
Anti-tamper
device repair/reinstallation |
New |
$ 500.00 |
Fee for
repair or replacement/ATDs damaged/removed from unassumed areas. |
|
Chlorine
Residual Maintenance prior to Acceptance - Residential Subdivisions (does not
apply to infill homes) - |
New New |
$ 7.00 $ 17.20 |
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2. That this by-law comes into force and takes effect on
3. That all other provisions of By-Law
2002-276, except as herein amended, which are inconsistent with the provisions
of this By-law shall continue to apply.
READ A FIRST, SECOND,
8TH
______________________________ ___________________________
DEPUTY CLERK MAYOR